Under 5 mortality rate - Remains constant in Middle East and North Africa
Middle East and North Africa: Under 5 mortality rate - Remains constant was 20.2 in 2030. ▬ Flat
Latest (2030)
20.2
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
5th
of 11 groups
All-time high
20.2
in 2030
All-time low
20.15
in 2025
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Under 5 mortality rate - Remains constant in Middle East and North Africa, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Middle East and North Africa recorded 20.2 for under 5 mortality rate - remains constant in 2030. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Under 5 mortality rate - Remains constant in Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.15 | — |
| 2026 | 20.18 | +0.1% |
| 2027 | 20.19 | +0.0% |
| 2028 | 20.19 | +0.0% |
| 2029 | 20.19 | +0.0% |
| 2030 | 20.2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 20.18 | 20.15 | 20.19 | 5 |
| 2030s | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Middle East and North Africa
- 2 Niger 110.72 compare
- 3 Somalia 101.07 compare
- 4 Chad 97.26 compare
- 5 South Sudan 96.71 compare
- 6 Guinea 92.14 compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 90.5 compare
- 8 Central African Republic 89.73 compare
More health data for Middle East and North Africa
- Neonatal mortality rate 11.92 (2024)
- Infant deaths 182,751 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 84,203 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.17 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 51,561 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 203,683 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 8.68 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 63,271 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.52 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 119,480 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under 5 mortality rate - remains constant in Middle East and North Africa?
- Under 5 mortality rate - remains constant in Middle East and North Africa was 20.2 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - remains constant recorded in Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2 in 2030.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - remains constant recorded in Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.15 in 2025.
- How does Middle East and North Africa rank for under 5 mortality rate - remains constant?
- Middle East and North Africa ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2030.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - remains constant rising or falling in Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle East and North Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under 5 mortality rate - Remains constant (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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